Do follow bonding adhesive instructions since Failure to carefully follow these procedures result in the gage de-bonding, zero drift or even worse, poor strain transmission into the grid, which results in inaccurate strain readings in stress analysis, or poor creep performance in transducers.

Do input the gage factor value and transverse sensitivity values in your DAQ software, otherwise it causes an erroneous reading due to incorrect span setting transverse sensitivity errors. This is especially important where rosettes are concerned

Do use the correct strain gage protective coatings , otherwise it can results in gage resistance drift over time due to corrosive attack on the gage foil.